Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-12-21
peabodx Education Fund.

| We are indebted to Hon. A. ID. ID. STUART 6
mem Der of the Board of Trustees, for copy O.
the proceedings of the Trustees OF the Peabody
Education Fund, at the Goth meeting in New
York city, October 5th, 1887. The address o.
| Hon. Robert G. Winthrop, President of the
Board, is an exceedingly interesting paper, In
which he pays suitable tributes to the charac'
ters of DIR. Eben Sperry Stearns, President Of
the Normal College. and Chancellor of the
Nashville University, who died on the 18th Of
| April last; and of Gov. Aiken, of s. c., who
was appointed by Mr.. Peabody member OF
the first Board of Trustees, twenty years ago
the duties of which he ably and faithfully dis
charged up to the time of his death, which &C.
Cured on 9Th of September last at the age OF 81
years. The President of the Board, united
with DIR. Green, the General Agent pro teDapore.
on the 18th of August last. In appointing VIM.
a. Payne, Professor Of the science and the art
of teaching in the University of Michigan. at
Ann Arbor, to fill the vacancy created by the
death Of DR.. Stearns. This action was ap-
proved and ratified unanimously by the Board,
and 1t gave satisfaction in Tennessee as evil
denced by the facts that he was unanimously
elected Chancellor by the Trustees Of the Uni
velsity. and unanimously elected President of
the Normal College by the Tennessee Board of
Education.
The vacancy in the Board caused by the
death of Gov. Aiken was filled by the election
Of Hon. VIM. A. Courteney, Of Charleston,
s. G.
The Board gave authority to Mr.. Winthrop,
the Chairman, under the advice of the Execu-
tive Committee, to appoint General Agent
whenever he may think it best to do so. The
indications point clearly to the re-appoipt-
ment of DR.. Curry. who. it is believed. will
agree to accept.
The Chairman, in his address. was very en-
phatic as to the necessity of education to pre-
serve the free institutions of our country, and
how highly he appreciates the services in that
direction of our distinguished and honored
citizen, Hon. A. H. II. Stuart, may be seen
from the following extraet!-
1.-THE admirable and unanswerable report of
our worthy ass ociate, Mr.. Stuart, of Virginia,
which will be remembered to his honor long
after he and we all shall have passed away,
and which was presented to Congress, with
the unanimous sanction of our Board. nearly
eight years ago-has thus far secured no ma
tfonal aid for this special need of the South"
In the appointment Of Standing Committees
Mr.. Stuart is made Chairman of the Executive
Committee.
From the report of Hon. Samuel A.. Green,
General Agent pro te'npore. We learn that in
the new apportionment of Nashville scholar
ships Il is the number assigned to Virginia
and to West Virginia.
The Scholarships represent 5000. each; and
the amount for their support is sent directly
to the President of the College. who distributes
it among the students receiving the benefit, at
the rate of SIS month. from October until
June.
The appropriations of the Peabody Fund to
Virginia for the year 1886 s7 were as follows:
Scholarships, Nashville Normal College, ST.
800; Normal School, FarmviIle, $1,000; Normal
School at Hampton. $500, and Institutes 5000
The cost of the Institu tes 1887 was So 230 OS;
there being a cash balance from 1885 of 1926;
leaves cash balance of $9492 after using the
$1,000 from the Peabody Fund